TSA VIPS: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West arrive in LA Tuesday after a security gaffe at JFK. Photo: Splash News

Two star-struck American Airlines workers at JFK used a secure pass to escort Kanye West and Kim Kardashian around a screening checkpoint — a stunning breach that delayed their fellow passengers by nearly an hour, sources said yesterday.

The Joint Terrorism Task Force — which includes the FBI and the Port Authority PD — has launched an investigation into the VIP treatment of the celebrity couple, sources said yesterday.

The workers, “escorted the two travelers through a non-public area in order to provide expedited access to their domestic flight,” said Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. She said the favor “violated security protocols by permitting the travelers to bypass the TSA security checkpoint.”

“Kimye” got the unsolicited assist on Tuesday morning as they connected through New York on their way from Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles.

They had been in Brazil for Carnival, where they partied while West was awarded three Grammys in absentia over the weekend.

When they arrived at JFK, they cleared the customs and baggage areas along with fellow travelers — and that’s when the American Airlines employees offered to help rush them to the gate.

The workers are part of American’s Concierge Key program for “select” customers — and were accompanied by an employee of airline contractor Air Serv, sources said.

One of the American employees flashed a SIDA (Secure Identification Display Area) card, which allows access to restricted areas of the airport, the sources said.

The cards are issued to all employees by the airport to help them skip lines and get to their job sites.

Kimye boarded the flight to Los Angeles — but TSA officials got wind of the breach and yanked them off the aircraft at around 7 a.m.

The stars — who are expecting their first child this summer — were then given a private screening in a nearby jetway, contributing to a 50-minute delay of the flight.

“This was a lapse in judgment . . . We’re working closely with the TSA and speaking to the individuals involved to better understand what happened,” said American spokesman Matt Miller.

Sources said that the inconvenienced fellow passengers shouldn’t blame the couple for the delay.

“Nobody thinks the celebrities involved did anything wrong,” the source said, noting they never asked for preferential treatment.